Sisters, Oregon · EIN 226930631. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $15.6M across 622 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202502669349101055. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 622 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Desert Museum | OR | $1,250,000 | HIGH DESERT MUSEUM CAPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION; INDIGENIZING HDM: PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE |
| 2 | Oregon Coast Aquarium | OR | $1,000,000 | AQUARIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PHASE 1B & PHASE 3 |
| 3 | Ohsu Foundation | OR | $940,000 | OHSU CASEY EYE INSTITUTE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM; TRIBAL HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM - NORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE; PANCREATIC & PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH & FRIENDS OF OHSU PROGRAM; AHEC CLINICAL EXPERIENTIAL TEACHING ECHO |
| 4 | Oregon State University Foundation (osu Foundation) | OR | $890,500 | HATFIELD MARINE SCIENCE CENTER (HMSC); COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRIVOLTAICS PROGRAM; OSU GROUNDWATER RESEARCH; LAB FOR AMERICAN CONVERSATION; HATFIELD ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM; SPRING CREEK ARTIST RESIDENCY; ART ABOUT AGRICULTURE SUPPORT; LAB FOR AMERICAN CONVERSATION |
| 5 | Central Oregon Community College Foundation | OR | $302,500 | COCC MADRAS CAMPUS EXPANSION PROJECT; SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT FOR COCC ART PROGRAMS |
| 6 | University of Oregon Foundation | OR | $287,500 | NILI DONATION IN HONOR OF DR. VIRGINIA BEAVERT; MANY NATIONS LONGHOUSE; MOBILE WILDFIRE CAMERAS FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT; NORTHWEST INDIAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE; SAPSIKWAIA - NATIVE STUDENT EDUCATOR PROGRAM |
| 7 | Oregon Center for Creative Learning (formerly Rogue Valley Children's Disco | OR | $275,000 | OCCL EXPANSION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMMING |
| 8 | Columbia River Maritime Museum | OR | $250,000 | MARINERS HALL & NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBITS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION |
| 9 | The Trust for Public Land | OR | $187,500 | GREENING RURAL OREGON SCHOOLYARDS |
| 10 | Heart of Oregon Corps | OR | $165,000 | CENTRALIZED CAMPUS; EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH JOBS, EDUCATION & STEWARDSHIP SUPPORT |
| 11 | Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc | OR | $117,775 | CRITICAL ACCESS PHARMACY PROJECT; BIRTH DOULA PROGRAM |
| 12 | Clatsop Community College Foundation | OR | $102,500 | REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CTE; ART FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT; FIRE SCIENCE BURN BUILDING PROPS & TRAINING |
| 13 | Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation | OR | $100,110 | HOSPITAL CAMPUS EXPANSION |
| 14 | Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation | OR | $100,000 | BUILDCMH EXPANSION PROJECT |
| 15 | Humboldt Area Foundation | CA | $100,000 | KLAMATH RIVER RESTORATION FUND (KRRF) |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 135 | $972K |
| 2021 | 319 | $10.3M |
| 2022 | 503 | $12.5M |
| 2023 | 641 | $15.6M |
| 2024 | 622 | $15.6M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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